Cangshan has no gods, this is a well-recognized thing in the north and south of Kukou Pass, because since the tentacles of the Central Plains Dynasty extended to here, Cangshan has been stained with the blood of countless people.

In particular, the Daxu Dynasty opened up the dynastic border here a hundred years ago, forcing the Jin Kingdom that occupied this place to move further north and compete with other vassal states for living space.

Wars, killings, resentment, and sin are all over the big and small corners of Cangshan, and no matter how large and continuous such a mountain is, it is difficult for innate gods to be born.

There are no innate gods, and the righteous gods are not willing to be sealed here, because Cangshan is occupied by many ghosts and demons.

Coupled with the thieves scattered nearby, the entire Cangshan Mountain has formed a special pattern.

Thousands of bandits and mountain ghosts coexist in harmony in the thirteen villages of Cangshan, and the thieves in Cangshan will provide blood food and incense, and the mountain ghosts will give them a message.

Every time the officers and soldiers of Bei'an County and Cangbei County wanted to go into the mountains to suppress the bandits, most of the time they would only return in vain.

Whether it is robbing the trade route to collect "protection fees", or smuggling and selling goods from the north and south of Cangshan by yourself, to earn the price difference.

As long as they do not provoke the majesty of the imperial court and do not go too far, the local government will turn a blind eye to the fact that the rule of the dynasty is gradually corrupting and the luck is declining.

The last time the Yinjiao Army was dispatched, it was Bei'an County that thought that the Cangshan bandits were deliberately provocative, so they wanted to teach them a lesson, but they didn't do it, so it was naturally forgotten.

If you don't win a complete victory against a few bandits, not only will you not get much reward, but you will also have to lose your elite luck.

Now it is no longer the middle and middle of the dynasty, and when the whole and bottom are inspired and enterprising, some victories may not be willing to be seen by the above.

Emperor Xiangxing reigned for forty-six years, and the dynasty had always been in a state of apparent stability, and he wanted to whitewash the peace of the last few years.

In this way, entering the Dragon Court after death can also be higher in the ranking of emperors in the past dynasties, and within the imperial court, officials who can comprehend this secret mind can be appreciated.

With such a superior, ordinary officials will only think about moderation and inaction, and strive not to make mistakes.

Only when a young official like Ji Hongzhe, the commander of Pingcang County, wants to make achievements and does something good for the local people, will the so-called new policy be implemented.

Zhou Bai finally met such a parent official who was willing to be in front, so he naturally took advantage of the situation.

At the foot of Cangshan Mountain, in the vast wasteland, only the Zhou family circled tens of thousands of acres closest to Cangshan to open up the wasteland.

Since Ji Hongzhe implemented the wasteland reclamation order and Zhou Bai instructed the clan to lead the order, it has been nearly two months to recruit hundreds of displaced people, but only less than 1,000 acres of wasteland have been opened.

The other 9,000 acres were only burned by wildfire, and the ground was black and gray, full of desolation, without a trace of life. 81z.?? >The only thing that is remarkable is that the prototype of a manor every thousand acres has been built, and even the roof tiles have been paved, but no one has moved in.

Every dusk, all the displaced people, including the Zhou people, would return to the clan land for the night, even if it was a waste of time.

All this is because of the bandits in Cangshan, as well as the mountain ghosts who often wander down the mountain at night, and both people and ghosts have caused great trouble to the Zhou family's wasteland. ….

The day is fine, but when summer comes, the yang energy is more and more abundant, and the mountain ghosts dare not go out of the yin land in the mountains.

The group of thieves didn't want to fight with the Zhou family's soldiers, so as not to lose fearlessly, and they didn't want to give the government an excuse.

At night, the hundreds of clan soldiers could not protect all the displaced people, and the clan soldiers themselves had no fighting spirit.

One morning, after a few more dried corpses outside the camp, they completely gave up on the idea of staying overnight.

Zhou Bai was handed over to Zhou Lin, the owner of the second room, to be responsible for the reclamation, Zhou Lin was an elder, and he was also a talented person, but at this time, he couldn't raise his head in front of Zhou Bai.

Because the matter was really not done well, it delayed the family's big policy.

Zhou Bai took the village guard team to inspect the surrounding situation, and his expression did not change, but comforted Zhou Lin.

"Uncle Lin, I don't blame you for this, the preliminary work can be done to such a degree, and then let me lead people to the family

Sweep away the ghosts."

But Zhou Lin was not relieved after hearing this, but his brows furrowed even tighter, Bai Ge'er was the future of their family, how could he be so risky.

"It's okay for the government to come forward in the matter of bandits, you go up rashly, you don't even know where the old nest of the Lost Soul Village is." Zhou Lin's worry was overflowing, and he also said the core problem.

Zhou Bai shook his head, he didn't explain too much, he naturally took these things into account.

Lost Soul Village is one of the thirteen villages where the Cangshan group of thieves gathered, and the sphere of influence is probably on the edge of the Zhou family's area that is ready to open up wasteland.

After a comprehensive judgment of various news, there are probably hundreds of strong bandits in the Lost Soul Village, among which there are more than 100 old thieves, which is not weak.

Zhou Bai also brought hundreds of people today, including 100 ethnic soldiers, 110 regular soldiers of the village protection team, and 100 trained reserve village protection teams.

There are more than 300 people in total, except for the lack of strong crossbow iron armor, there are all that should be.

Although the core of the bandits is the hundred old thieves, it is too unsafe for three hundred private soldiers to suppress them, not to mention that the name of the Lost Soul Village is not for nothing.

At the beginning, the government suppressed bandits, and more than 1,000 officers and soldiers went up, but they didn't fight, but in the process of finding the lair of the Lost Soul Village, more than half of the officers and soldiers were scattered.

In the end, the shadow of this ecstasy village was not seen, and the officers and soldiers declared a failure in suppressing the bandits.

said that there was money and land, and the clan soldiers and the soldiers who protected the village were excited, and wanted to kill a few bandits to make meritorious contributions.

But Zhou Bai looked at the past, most of the people were still nervous, some recruits' hands were shaking, and training and actual combat were not the same feeling at all.

"Report, Dutou, Duan Patrol has brought the troops over, and he is now outside the village." At this moment, Zhou Bai's long-awaited reinforcements finally came.

Zhou Bai walked out to see that there were more than 200 inspectors in Wuyang, carrying knives and bows and arrows, and they were swinging towards here with scattered steps.

Looking back at the guards they have trained, they are solemn and orderly, everyone is a seven-foot man, and they are all well armoured, which side is this officer and soldier?

Far away, Duan Dehou shouted at the top of his voice: "Zhou Yunqi, I have brought my own headquarters and the nearby Sanxiang inspectors."

Zhou Bai wanted to cover his head and sigh, but when he saw the arrival of the inspectors, the morale of everyone was instantly stimulated, and he could only put on a smile on his face.

In the final analysis, the support soldiers he borrowed were here to cheer him up, otherwise the private soldiers would suppress the bandits, and these newcomers would always have no confidence.

In any case, the inspectors are also a member of the imperial court system, which can bring a part of the luck of the law and gather the hearts of the righteous army.

When Zhou Bai rewarded the reinforcements for killing pigs and slaughtering sheep, Duan Dehou also figured out his task, just follow behind and press the formation, and then he will have a share of the meritorious service.

This feeling is good, so a large number of patrol soldiers waved the flag, shouting to suppress the bandits into the mountains, and those who didn't know really thought that the Pingcang patrol led the soldiers to have a set.

At this time, the scorching sun is in the sky, most of the miasma of yin is dispersed, and the mountain ghosts do not dare to make trouble, which is the most suitable for directly attacking the Lost Soul Village.

In the eyes of a group of recruits, Zhou Bai, the head of the capital and the patriarch, walked in the forefront, brave and fearless, and completely conformed to the image of a general who beheaded fifteen people in battle and was awarded the title of Captain of the Cloud Cavalry by the Son of Heaven.

However, they didn't know that in Zhou Bai's eyes, there was a Sun Wandering God who was bathed in yang energy and was leading the way for him.

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